UNITED STATES. RAILWAY MAIL SERVICE. 10TH DIVISION:

An Inventory of Its Mail Train Schedules at the Minnesota Historical Society

Manuscripts Collection

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Creator: United States. Railway Mail Service. 10th Division, creator.
Title:Schedule of mail trains.
Dates:1892-1903, 1912-1961.
Abstract:Periodic--monthly earlier on, then less frequently--pocket schedules issued by the 10th Division headquarters showing arrival times at all post offices of all trains serving the railway mail service in the division. The division included the upper peninsula of Michigan, and the states of Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and (for earlier years) Montana.
Quantity:3.5 cubic feet (4 boxes).
Location:See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

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Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. United States. Railway Mail Service. 10th Division. Schedule of Mail Trains. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples

Accession Information:

Accession number: None

Processing Information:

Processed by: Dennis Meissner, November 2005

Catalog ID number: 990037357790104294


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

LocationBox
135.E.6.7B1Schedule of mail trains, August 18, 1892-December 1903, January 24, 1912-November 10, 1915. 19 folders.
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135.E.6.8F2Schedule of mail trains, December 15, 1915-November 21, 1932. 16 folders.
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135.E.6.9B3Schedule of mail trains, February 20, 1933-February 3, 1959. 16 folders.
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135.E.6.10F4Schedule of mail trains, February 10, 1959-December 12, 1961. 4 folders.

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United States. Railway Mail Service. 10th Division. Weekly bulletin or orders, 1891-1907, are in the Minnesota Historical Society book collection.

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This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics:
Railway mail service -- Middle West -- Periodicals.
Railway mail service -- Middle West -- Timetables.
Postal service -- Middle West -- Timetables.
Document Types:
Timetables.

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